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by renewiltord 940 days ago
I mean, my car doesn't have a boombox or pedestrian warning system, so the former can't beat the latter on it. If the latter is louder than the former I wouldn't exactly be actually upset.

This honestly sounds like the conversations I'd have with people about the iPhone. Somehow it was the worst thing ever made but everyone who had a lot of money was buying one. When I eventually got around to getting it, it was awesome.

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A car with quality issues on structural and safety critical parts, e.g. suspension, is more like a faulty board in a phone that risks making the battery go boom. Nothing that can be fixed OTA, but something that needs repairs in a workshop. And statistics, now that Teslas are on the market long enough for us to have those, show that being the case with Teslas.

This is decidedly not a problem of the entertainment system. And all those recalls Tesla has, hint at some engineering deficiencies. Same for all other brands and cars with similar problems, which absolutely do exist. E.g. VW quality is in decline for decades by now.